a) Determine the length (in mm) of a gold conductor that has a resistance of 0.018 Ω and a cross-sectional area of 3.4 x 10-9 m2.  The resistivity of gold is 2.2 x 10-8 Ω-m [round your final answer to one decimal place].  b) An aluminum conductor with the same length and area as in the question above would have a higher resistance than the gold conductor.  The resistivity of aluminum is 2.6 x 10-8 Ω-m. True or False

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a) Determine the length (in mm) of a gold conductor that has a resistance of 0.018 Ω and a cross-sectional area of 3.4 x 10-9 m2.  The resistivity of gold is 2.2 x 10-8 Ω-m [round your final answer to one decimal place]. 

b) An aluminum conductor with the same length and area as in the question above would have a higher resistance than the gold conductor.  The resistivity of aluminum is 2.6 x 10-8 Ω-m. True or False?

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